Oblivion's Echo

[Intro – gentle acoustic guitar arpeggios, faint cello hum] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1 – sparse guitar, quiet cello undercurrent] I traced the cracks in your last goodbye Hung on every lie you tried to hide Burned the letters, kept the ash Waited for the rage to make me clash [Pre-Chorus – building guitar strums, rising cello] I sharpened words like blades to strike Practiced every bitter line at night But the fire died before the fight Left me cold, left me quiet [Chorus – full guitar, swelling cello, layered harmonies] The best revenge isn't the knife It's forgetting you were ever in my life No curse, no cry, no wasted time Just letting you fade into the night [Verse 2 – slightly faster guitar, cello weaving melody] I used to check your name in every crowd Hate the way your memory lingered loud I counted days till I could break All the chains you tried to make [Pre-Chorus – tighter guitar strums, urgent cello] I planned the words to make you bleed Wanted you to feel the same need But the anger melted into seed Of something calm, something freed [Chorus – richer harmonies, cello soaring] The best revenge isn't the knife It's forgetting you were ever in my life No curse, no cry, no wasted time Just letting you fade into the night [Interlude – solo cello melody, soft guitar accompaniment] (Instrumental Solo) [Bridge – stripped-back guitar, intimate vocals] I don't need to watch you fall Don't need to hear your desperate call I just turn away, close the door And let you vanish, nothing more [Chorus – full band, maximum emotional intensity] The best revenge isn't the knife It's forgetting you were ever in my life No curse, no cry, no wasted time Just letting you fade into the night [Outro – fading guitar, final cello note] I breathe deep, let the past go Oblivion's where your shadow grows